A small group of bloggers had the opportunity to speak with President Bill Clinton on the sidelines of the Clinton Global Initiative. Clinton fielded many questions, including one I got to ask him about Haiti's reconstruction process.
Enter Nicholas Sarkozy, who seems to have come up with a clever compromise that can lead the United States and Palestinians out the this diplomatic mess.
The UN "General Debate" kicks off at 11 am today. Notable speeches this morning include Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad--who is always certain to suck up media attention. His speech should occur sometime around noon or so.
The Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves celebrated its one year anniversary yesterday at a packed reception in mid-town Manhattan. There were lots of notables in the room, but the real stars were the cookstoves. (Pictures)
"What’s good for business should be good for society, and what's good for society should be good for business". A discussion about the future of consumer markets, corporate social responsibility and sustainable farming at CGI 2011.
Between UNGA Week events, the Social Good Summit and the Clinton Global Initiative we figured that we would have critical mass who would want to get together for some drinks and good discussion.
CGI 2011 attendees were treated to "words of affirmation and inspiration" from Aung San Suu Kyi and Archbishop Desmond Tutu during "Conversations on Courage: Humanitarian Leadership in Action"
The schedule this morning includes, Ban Ki Moon, the President of Brazil, President Obama then the heads of state of Qatar, Mexico, Kazakhstan and France. That will probably take us to lunchtime.